Have you ever spent hours practicing a skill and still felt like you weren’t advancing at all? For example, spending two-hours quizzing flashcards of verbs conjugated in Spanish and the next day not being able to recall a single one. If you’ve been in this situation, it was probably followed by frustration, discouragement, or even giving up.
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Gone are the days where virtual reality apps (VR) are used only for gaming. Some of the best VR apps currently available focus on a wide range of genres and interests and diverse uses, including learning, training, entertainment and conducting business.
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Stephen Covey said, “Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.” If we think about habits this way – what do your yours reveal about your character?
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In the third grade, my class took an overnight field trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. From the trip, my strongest memory is when I was chosen from the class to help churn butter. I can recall the humid spring air and my sympathies for the labor of colonial women as my small arms struggled to turn the heavy wooden crank attached to a barrel containing what seemed like an incredible amount of cream.
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Technology is rapidly shaping our lives, including how we connect, communicate and learn. Many fields will be transformed with tech advances, including education. Drivers shaping education include the future of work and the needs of current learners, alongside applications of technology within and beyond the classroom.
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Did you know that money is the leading source of stress1 for Americans? Despite being something so integral across our lives, many of us have a taut relationship with money.
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The Greek philosopher Aristotle explained the method of visualization in a few simple steps, and even though this advice is over 2,000 years old, it still holds true today.
[Read more…] about 9 Visualization Techniques – Reach your Goals“First, have a definite, clear, practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends: wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”
The Roman philosopher Cicero once said,
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